The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-08-12
LOCAL NEWS.

That was quite a rain last Saturday.
The festive watermelon has come to
town. Sweet potatoes next
There is Il heavy ponalty for shooting
robins in this State at any time.
The 18th and 10th of August will be
temperance days at Pitman Grove.
Bruna's excursion took e%ighty-ive from
Woodstown to Cape MAY yesterday.
Bruna's last excursion of the season to
Atlantic City will take place on August
25th.
The handsome night blooming cereus
plant of Geo. NJ. Andrews bioomed Satur-
day evening.
The farmers of South Jersey are finding
it very profitable to ship their produce
directly to New York.
1t is estimated that nearly 90, 600 people
went by rail from Camden to Atlantic City
last Saturday and Sunday.
The road between the Fair grounds and
Sharptown has been put in repair, and not
u day sooner than it needed it.
The West Jersey Railroad Conductors
will run their annual excursion to Atlantic
City on Thursday of next week.
A pike leaped into the boat of Vim.
Watson and Jas. Duffy, while out gather
ing lilies one morning this week.
In few seasons lately has a better out
look for the corn crop been witnessed at
this date than the present season.
The mill pond in South Wooastown will
be drawn off next week to allo W repairs to
be made to the bridge over the race.
A social party was held at the residence
Oft. Blackwood Crispin on Wednesday
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If You have a notion of building and are
looking out for an eligible lot, inquire OF
Fogg & RicIiman, real estate agents.
1t is believed that the sums taken from
letters by letter carrier Noute, OF Salem,
will aggregate several thousand dollars.
The lotus lilies in the S~harptown pond,
which were at their heighth about two
weeks ago, are now nearly done blooming.
Il. Wallace & Bro. will opera
ton at their canning factory in South
Woodstown to-day, but will not run on
full time until tomatoes become more
plentiful.
The law library and Office furniture of
the late Harry l.. Shape will be sold at
public sale on August 18th, at his late
office at Atlantic City, by John b. Cham
pion, administrator
According to da ia i'll the hands of Great
Chief Of Records Stevens, there are in the
State seventy-onc tribes of the Improved
Order OF Red Men, with seven thousand
four hundred members.
Our Salem exchanges show 4 dearth OF
Woodstown news since the departure OF
their able Woodstown correspondent for
Pennsylvania. We miss his interesting
and readable Woodstown letters.
william Taylor, treasurer of the
West Jersey Railroad, announces that
the bonds of the Salem Railroad Company
maturing September LIST will be purchased
by his company at par on ana after that
date, and interest will cease.
A meeting of the Salem County prohibi-
ton Executive Committee was held at the
w. c. T. U. rooms, Woodstown, on Mon
day last. Tuesday, September 9th, was
designated as the time, and Woodstown
the place, Ter holding the county nominal
ing convention.
There is a certain newspaper man III our
town who wears speetacles-and lie Is not
connected with our paper, either-who had
better stay away from Salem during base
ball games. The Salemites claim to have
proof that he made more noise at the last
game played with the Woodstown nine
tnan any othef one peIsoa oi 'he Siooi'''
The Taxpayers of the Borough should
call a town-mceting and extend a vote OF
gratitude and thanks to the mayor and
council for the pipe laying that is bong
done osteusibly to drain Dickinson street.
Rumor says that the job as being done
will cost little less than one thousand dol
lars. The report that council expects 70
pay The entire cost out of their WI peck
mo CT ,,,n &c 4lnv ,lil for thp fire nupinN, so
far lacks confirmation.